PARLIAMENT MORCHA ON 12TH DECEMBER, 2013-UFBU GIVES THE CALL TO JOIN THE MORCHA.....

CIRCULAR  NO. 27/35/2013/41                                                                           15^TH  October, 2013 

Dear Comrades,

              PARLIAMENT MORCHA ON 12^TH DECEMBER, 2013

                                         UFBU GIVES THE CALL TO JOIN THE MORCHA

All our units and members are aware that AIBEA has given the call to join the Parliament Morcha on 12^th December, 2013 as per the call of the National Trade union Convention.  AIBEA has also given an exclusive call for the massive Morcha to Parliament on 11^th December, 2013 by 30,000 members of AIBEA.  We are sure that all our unions are already on the move to mobilise our members for these programmes.  Time before us limited and hence all our units should expedite their efforts to ensure large-scale participation.

We now append herein the text of UFBU’s Circular calling upon all the Constituent Unions to participate in the Parliament Morcha on 12^th December, 2013.

With greetings,                                                                                                                               Yours Comradely,

C.H. VENKATACHALAM

GENERAL SECRETARY

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CIRCULAR No. UFBU/2013/07                                                                      Date : 15.10.2013

TO ALL CONSTITUENT UNIONS/MEMBERS

  

·         At the call of National Trade Union Convention

·         Fight back the Central Government’s anti-worker policies

·         Mobilise and join the Morcha to Parliament on 12th December, 2013

All our unions and members are aware that as per the call of the Central Trade Unions, one million bank employees took part in the 2 Days General Strike on 20^th and 21^st February, 2013 as per the decision of UFBU and contributed to the success of the united action by the entire working class.   As a sequel to this massive protest action against the Central Government’s anti-labour policies, the Prime Minister himself responded and stated that the demands raised by the trade unions are reasonable and genuine and hence needs to be looked into.  However, after this, a farcial meeting was held by a Group of Ministers with the Central Trade unions and nothing has moved thereafter. 

Hence, in order to further pursue the demands, a Convention of all the Central Trade Unionsand various other independent trade unions was held in Delhi on 6^th August, 2013.  UFBU was also invited to this Convention and all our constituent unions particiapted in the same.   A clarion call was given from the Convention to organise a massive morcha to Parliament on 12^th December, 2013 to focus the following 10 point charter of demands: 

^{1.    Concrete measures to contain price rise}

^{2.    Concrete measures for employment generation,}

^{3.    Strict enforcement of labour laws,}

^{4.   Universal social security cover for organized and unorganized workers and creation of National Social Security Fund}

^{5.    Stoppage of disinvestment in Central and State PSUs / Undertakings,}

^{6.  No Contractorisation of work of permanent / perennial nature and payment of wages and benefits to the contract workers at the same rate as available to the regular workers of the industry / establishment.}

^{7.  Amendment of Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage irrespective of the  schedules  and  fixation  of  statutory  minimum wage at not less than Rs. 10, 000/- linked with cost price index.}

^{8.   Remove all ceilings on payment and eligibility of Bonus, Provident Fund; Increase the quantum of gratuity.}

^{9.    Assured Pension for all}

^{10. Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days and immediate ratificationof the ILO Conventions Nos. 87 and 98}

All these issues have arisen on account of the anti-labour and pro-employer policies of the Central Government.  It is a matter of satisfaction that all the Central Trade Unions have come together on a single platform to fight  agaisnt these policies and to achieve these demands.  As UFBU, we also support all these demands as bank employees are placed no differently.  Our demands for wage revision is not moving forward.  There are also incesant attacks on the banking sector in the name of banking reforms.   Hence, from the UFBU meeting held in Mumbai on 11th October, 2013, it was decided to call upon all our unions and members to take part in the Morcha to Parliament on 12th December, 2013.   

Accordingly,  we request all our constituent unions to mobilise their members to participate in the Parliament Morcha on 12^th December, 2013.

Sd.. M V Murali

Convener